THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940

1940 SPORTS NEWS
A Picture Review by The Associated Press

I

TURNOVER ChuC
and Gabby Hartnett parted com-
pany after 19 years, and Jimmy
Wilson (above), 40, former Reds
catcher-coach, signed to manage
Cubs for two years. In October
Jimmy was hero of world series.

O U T O FH AR M O 'SA Not since Red Grange has praise so showered on a gridder as on Michigan's Tom
Y"1A Harmon, star back seen with ball in the Northwestern-Michigan game won by
Wolverines, 20-13. An elusive breakaway artist, runner and kicker, Harmon scored 33 touchdowns in three years, registered 237 points
to top Grange's Western conference record. Minnesota was rated nation's No. 1 team, and Nebraska is to meet Stanford in Rose Bowl.

OTORLES FLGH The ceiling pole
Cornelius Warmerdam (above), school teacher from Tuolumne,
Cal., who set a new world's record, 15 feet, one and one-eighth
inches, at 52nd A.A.U. track meet June 29 in Fresno. For seventh
straight year Don Lash won A.A.U. cross country run at Detroit.

R ETURN lAsd In-
dians' prexy in 1933, Roger
Peckinpaugh (above) got a two=
year' contract to manage the
Indians, replacing Oscar Vitt
against whom Redskins rebelled
in June. The fiery Vit signed
to manage Portland. Ore., team.

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H ERE'S THAT JOE A GAIN N:one in 1940 jarred the heavyweight crown off
JeLouis, but Arturo Godoy (rights rocked that
head with this punch June 20. Louis won in 8th by technical KO. In February, Godoy stayed 15
rounds, Louis took decision. In March, Louis disposed of Johnny Paychek in 44 seconds of Round 2.

R E Pincinnati blew wide open Oct. 8 when the Reds took the seventh
E game,2-1, from the Detroit Tigers, to clinch the world series-
their first title since 1919. In this slap-happy dressing room Reds' Manager Bill "Deacon" McKechnie
is being tossed about by Paul Derringer (left), winning pitcher, and Hank Gowdy. Derringer shaded
Bo-Bo Newsom, Tigers' pitcher whose personal tragedy was the death of his father during the series.
Extra jubilant were the Reds to erase the marks of their last year's series defeat by N. Y. Yankees.

II 1" V Gallahadion, a 25-to-1 shot, took the Kentucky Derby but a greater turf
RU N N' N GIN TO TH E MO NE Ythrill was the comeback of Seabiscuit whose winning (above) of the $100,000
added Santa Anita Handicap March 2 in Los Angeles made -him the greatest money winner of all time. Kayak II was 2nd and
,Whichcee, 3rd. Seabiscuit's owned by Charles Howard. Bimelech won Pimlico Preakness, and Our Boots,_the rich Belmont Futurity.

HOHP Fistic shuffles of
1940 turned up Billy
Conn (above), winner over Pas-
tor and Savold, as most likely
candidate for doubtful privilege
of fighting Joe Louis. Henry
Armstrong lost welter title-
last of his three championships.

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